Manpower Export
President urges Kuwait to lift ban
President Zillur Rahman hands over a letter inviting Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to Bangladesh's next Independence Day celebration programmes as he meets him at Liberation Conference Building in Kuwait City yesterday. Photo:PID
President Zillur Rahman yesterday urged Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to resume recruitment of skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh by lifting the existing ban. "Bangladesh has a pool of surplus skilled and semi skilled workforce who can offer their skills to Kuwait, especially for its growing IT, engineering and management sectors," he said while holding bilateral talks with Emir of Kuwait on the sidelines of First Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) in Kuwait. The two-day ACD summit, the largest ever Asian forum comprising 32 countries, began yesterday with a call for encompassing all Asian countries under an umbrella for enhancing cooperation in all sectors. During the meeting, the Bangladeshi president invited the Kuwaiti Emir to visit Bangladesh to attend the Independence Day celebration on March 26 next year. President Zillur Rahman urged the Emir of Kuwait to increase Kuwaiti investment in Bangladesh especially in the oil refinery sector. Mentioning that Kuwait is a major source for Bangladesh's oil, the president requested the Kuwaiti Emir to extend the present three-month deferred payment period of purchasing oil. President Zillur Rahman urged the Emir to import RMG products and pharmaceuticals from Bangladesh considering their world standard quality. The president said Bangladesh is keen to strengthen and diversify bilateral cooperation with Kuwait, especially in the field of trade and economy, for mutual benefit. Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and Bangladesh Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Shahed Reza were present among others.
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